Sweet People Are Everywhere
Title | Sweet People Are Everywhere PDF eBook |
Author | Alice Walker |
Publisher | Tra Publishing |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 2021-09-28 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9781734761818 |
Sweet People Are Everywhere, an illustrated picture book featuring a poem by internationally renowned writer and activist Alice Walker, is a powerful celebration of humanity. The poem addresses a young boy getting his first passport, taking the boy––and the reader––on a journey through a series of countries around the globe where “sweet people” can be found. Sweet People Are Everywhere, an illustrated picture book for children ages 4–8 (and readers of all ages) by internationally renowned writer and activist Alice Walker, focuses on a common thread of the “sweet people” who can be found all over the world. The poem addresses a young boy getting his first passport, taking the boy––and the reader––on a journey through a series of countries around the globe. The poem is a powerful celebration of humanity and globalism, embodying a generosity of spirit that is inspiring, timely, and timeless. After journeying through dozens of countries and pointing out the sweet people in each place, Walker writes these beautiful, hopeful, and haunting words: We are lost if we can no longer experience how sweet human beings can be. Promise me never to forget this. The book’s full-color illustrations by Quim Torres include a world map highlighting the many countries referenced, and the book includes an interview with Alice Walker. The evocative free verse poem was first published in Walker’s 2018 poetry collection Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart, winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. Library Journal praised the book for its “poems of love and hope” and, in a starred review, Booklist commended Walker’s “prodding wisdom of an elder suggesting that we can cope by taking comfort in beauty, friendship, and human kindness; by always expressing gratitude; and by turning inward to hold ourselves accountable for what we contribute.” Sweet People Are Everywhere is Walker’s sixth book for children, and it explores and builds on some of the same themes as her 2007 title Why War Is Never a Good Idea; her first children’s book was Langston Hughes: American Poet (1974).
Good People Everywhere
Title | Good People Everywhere PDF eBook |
Author | Lynea Gillen |
Publisher | Three Pebble Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012-08 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780979928987 |
A story about different ways people are being good and nice. Teaches that even doing the smallest things can mean you care.
The Color Purple
Title | The Color Purple PDF eBook |
Author | Alice Walker |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Pages | 299 |
Release | 2011-09-20 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1453223975 |
The Pulitzer Prize– and National Book Award–winning novel is now a new, boldly reimagined film from producers Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg, starring Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, and Fantasia Barrino. A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick Celie has grown up poor in rural Georgia, despised by the society around her and abused by her own family. She strives to protect her sister, Nettie, from a similar fate, and while Nettie escapes to a new life as a missionary in Africa, Celie is left behind without her best friend and confidante, married off to an older suitor, and sentenced to a life alone with a harsh and brutal husband. In an attempt to transcend a life that often seems too much to bear, Celie begins writing letters directly to God. The letters, spanning 20 years, record a journey of self-discovery and empowerment guided by the light of a few strong women. She meets Shug Avery, her husband’s mistress and a jazz singer with a zest for life, and her stepson’s wife, Sofia, who challenges her to fight for independence. And though the many letters from Celie’s sister are hidden by her husband, Nettie’s unwavering support will prove to be the most breathtaking of all. The Color Purple has sold more than five million copies, inspired an Academy Award-nominated film starring Oprah Winfrey and directed by Steven Spielberg, and been adapted into a Tony-winning Broadway musical. Lauded as a literary masterpiece, this is the groundbreaking novel that placed Walker “in the company of Faulkner” (The Nation), and remains a wrenching—yet intensely uplifting—experience for new generations of readers. This ebook features a new introduction written by the author on the 25th anniversary of publication, and an illustrated biography of Alice Walker including rare photos from the author’s personal collection. The Color Purple is the 1st book in the Color Purple Collection, which also includes The Temple of My Familiar and Possessing the Secret of Joy.
Finding the Green Stone
Title | Finding the Green Stone PDF eBook |
Author | Alice Walker |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780152275389 |
In this story Alice Walker teaches that our love for family and friiends brings us the most powerful peace and happiness of all.
Home Sweet Anywhere
Title | Home Sweet Anywhere PDF eBook |
Author | Lynne Martin |
Publisher | Sourcebooks, Inc. |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2014-04-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 140229154X |
"Nearly every page has some crack piece of travel wisdom ... an accessible, inspiring journey." —Kirkus The Sell-Your-House, See-the-World Life! Reunited after thirty-five years and wrestling a serious case of wanderlust, Lynne and Tim Martin decided to sell their house and possessions and live abroad full-time. They've never looked back. With just two suitcases, two computers, and each other, the Martins embark on a global adventure, taking readers from sky-high pyramids in Mexico to Turkish bazaars to learning the contact sport of Italian grocery shopping. But even as they embrace their new home-free lifestyle, the Martins grapple with its challenges, including hilarious language barriers, finding financial stability, and missing the family they left behind. Together, they learn how to live a life—and love—without borders. Recently featured on NPR's Here and Now and in the New York Times, Home Sweet Anywhere is a road map for anyone who dreams of turning the idea of life abroad into a reality.
Everywhere Babies
Title | Everywhere Babies PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Meyers |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 62 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 9780152053154 |
Every day, everywhere, babies are born. They're kissed and dressed and rocked and fed--and completely adored by the families who love them. With an irresistible rhyming text and delightfully endearing illustrations, here is an exuberant celebration of playing, sleeping, crawling, and of course, very noisy babies doing all the wonderful things babies do best.
Chanukah Lights Everywhere
Title | Chanukah Lights Everywhere PDF eBook |
Author | Michael J. Rosen |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 9780152056759 |
A young boy counts the candles on the family Menorah and the lights he sees in the world around him on each night of Hanukkah. Includes information on the history and significance of the celebration. Illustrations.